Amber Riley Season 2008

Amber Riley Season 2008

ClassSophomore
HometownMorgantown, W.Va.
Previous SchoolUniversity

2009 Cross Country: Did not compete.

2009 Outdoor: Competed at the NCAA Mideast Regional in both the 1500m (16th) and 3,000m steeplechase (20th) ... Qualified in the steeplechase at the Sun Angel Classic, clocking a school-record time of 10:39.83 ... Qualified for the 1500m at the War Eagle Invitational, finishing fourth in 4:25.73, which ranks sixth in school history ... Was fifth in the steeplechase and 11th in the 1500m at the SEC Championships.

2009 Indoor: Competed in the 3000m (ninth place), 5000m and on the distance medley relay team at the SEC Championships ... Won the 3000m at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup with a time of 9:39.59 that ranks seventh in school history ... Also won the 3k at the Tyson Invitational in 9:40.80.

2008 Cross Country: Had four top-40 finishes in sophomore campaign ... Auburn[apos]s No. 2 runner in two meets ... Placed 28th at the NCAA South Regional with a career-best 6K time of 22:02.01 ... Opened season with a sixth-place finish at Powerade Invitational (two miles).

2008 Outdoor: Competed at four meets ... Third in the 1500m at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a time of 4:40.82 ... Placed 20th in the steeplechase at the Penn Relays with a time of 10:56.30.

2008 Indoor: Placed 17th in the mile and helped the distance medley relay team finish fifth at the SEC Championships ... Season-best time of 5:04.30 in the mile came at the ISU Classic ... Was 11th in the 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic.

2007 Cross Country: Finished as one of Auburn[apos]s top four runners in all six competitions ... Was Auburn[apos]s No. 2 runner and 47th overall at the NCAA South Regional in 22:33.99 in the 6k race ... Placed 45th at the SEC Championships in 22:22.23 ... Placed 10th overall at the UT-Chattanooga Invite (11:38) and 13th at the Bulldog Stampede (18:35.69) ... Finished 29th overall at the Tiger Invitational in 17:52.59.

High School: Was the 2006 West Virginia state cross country champion, and earned all-state honors all four years ... Runner-up in both the 800m and 1600m at the 2007 state meet ... Finished eighth in the 2k steeplechase at the Nike Outdoor Nationals ... Had personal bests of 2:15 in the 800m, 4:57 in the 1600m, 10:53 in the 3200m and 7:04 in the 2k steeple.

Personal: Born Jan. 6, 1989 ... Daughter of Richard and Kimberly Riley ... Majoring in nutrition.